Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, one of the last Union strongholds in the South. The video dives into the ...

A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this new work on the history of Sumter with a look at its origins, as part of the nation’s coastal defense ...

Decades of tension over slavery and secession exploded in 1861 when Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter. Within months, the first major battle at Bull Run revealed just how bloody the conflict would ...

Booming cannons, plaintive period music and hushed crowds ushered in the 150th anniversary of America's bloodiest war on Tuesday, a commemoration that continues to underscore a racial divide that had ...

Charleston is awash in military history and the Spirit of 1776 will be especially celebrated going forward. From the very first landing of European settlers in 1670 to the massive military ...